In the fast-evolving landscape of healthcare, true, quantitative data has emerged as an indispensable asset to drive critical decisions and positive change. While this applies throughout the healthcare ecosystem, it is especially true for the perioperative suite.

The healthcare industry demands the highest levels of security around patient data sharing. Connectivity barriers have made it a challenge for clinicians to easily access and analyze patient data securely on any device from any location. Healthcare's first 5G hybrid network is designed to change that.

Artificial intelligence (AI) promises to dramatically improve and transform the way we work, interact, and manage our lives. The scope of potential AI applications expands continuously.

Long-term vision is crucial for any hospital and health system. And today, health system executives must balance the need for growth with challenges related to finances, the workforce and operations.

Cleveland Clinic and the Cleveland Cavaliers, Ohio's NBA team, have revealed conceptual plans for the Cleveland Clinic Global Peak Performance Center. 

Healthcare systems continue to struggle with labor shortages alongside increasing patient volume and expectations. One successful solution revolves around consolidation of technologies and vendors to create a more connected patient experience from the moment a patient begins seeking care through final payment.

As healthcare organizations seek efficiency while striving to maintain top-tier care delivery, the integration of telehealth solutions and a locum tenens workforce has emerged as a dynamic duo that demonstrably enhances patient access while positioning healthcare entities ahead of their competition. Although these innovative workforce strategies hold immense promise for healthcare organizations during a trying phase of the healthcare industry, one aspect that is often critically overlooked is billing for these services.

Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health launched its Population Health Services Organization, a national value-based services platform, on Sept. 20. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare CEO Sam Hazen sees a big opportunity for the largest health system in the U.S. in an unlikely place: research, according to the Nashville Business Journal.

Finvi, a leading provider of enterprise workflow automation software built to accelerate revenue recovery and simplify the payment process, announced that it has enhanced its industry-leading Artiva HCx® solution with a new Denial Management Suite designed to make the denial process more efficient for revenue cycle management (RCM) departments in the healthcare industry.

Tasked with driving innovation and improving quality while simultaneously controlling costs, healthcare leaders are in an incredibly difficult position. As healthcare costs continue to rise, these challenges become even more critical. Some leaders are leaning on a proven, strategic framework for support.

In the wake of the pandemic, healthcare leaders were compelled to implement innovative and resilient solutions to support their teams in caring for patients. While these quick fixes served their purpose during the crisis, they weren’t designed for the long term. With the conclusion of the public health emergency, healthcare executives must now focus on rebuilding their workforces strategically, emphasizing both organizational flexibility and cost containment.

Today, clinical teams and patients expect healthcare technology to work — every time, any time. With technology touchpoints dispersed across the health system and care continuum, now, perhaps more than ever, quiet and reliable IT operations are a must.

Health system leaders are feeling the pressure to accomplish more with less.

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program is considered the gold standard across the healthcare sector for nursing excellence.1 ChristianaCare in Newark, Del., achieved its first Magnet designation in 2010, was re-designated in 2015 and 2020 and is now applying for re-designation once again.

We are surrounded by technological innovation throughout our daily lives, and yet, as a society, we are complacent when it comes to the “old world” software model that underpins our US healthcare system.

The current healthcare landscape is challenging as costs continue to rise across the industry, with experts predicting an additional seven percent increase next year. Additionally, hundreds of hospitals, especially in rural communities, are at serious risk of closing their doors permanently, which not only impacts access to quality care but a primary employment source for the community.

Highlights from our conversation with: Ivar Mendez, MD, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Department of Surgery and Director of the Virtual Care and Remote Presence Robotics Programs, University of Saskatchewan Howard Rubin, Chief Information Officer, Evara Health Shawn Valenta, Vice President of Healthcare Cloud – Clinical Services, Wellpath

Across the US, hospitals are facing unprecedented financial challenges.

Medicine is not the glamorous profession it once was. Between the annual Medicare rebalancing of fee schedules and payers’ wily and sometimes deceitful tactics to minimize their responsibility, the financial pressure on providers is reaching the breaking point.